Oberhausen
In the former industrial city of Oberhausen, old and new, yesterday and today lie close together. With a population of 213,000, the city has developed into an internationally renowned destination for day trips and city breaks, shaped by its great industrial tradition.
Contact information
Tourist Information Oberhausen
Willy-Brandt-Platz 2
46045 Oberhausen
E-mail: tourist-info@oberhausen.de
Phone: 0208 / 824570
Fax: 0208 / 8245711
Homepage: http: //www.oberhausen-tourismus.de
The undisputed favorite destination is the "Neue Mitte" with Europe's largest shopping and leisure center, the Centro and the Gasometer. It attracts around 23 million visitors from Germany and abroad to the Ruhr metropolis every year. The Centro includes a shopping center, a promenade with over 20 international restaurants and a multiplex cinema. Germany's largest Sea Life Aquarium, the Legoland Discovery Centre and a marina, Marina Oberhausen, are also located in the immediate vicinity. As in other cities in the Ruhrgebiet, the industrial culture from days gone by is of course almost omnipresent. Oberhausen's landmark, for example, is the 117-metre-high gasometer, which can be seen from afar and serves not only as a lookout tower but also as an extraordinary exhibition hall. With the castle and the sites of the LVR Industrial Museum, the city offers even more leisure attractions worth experiencing.
Opening hours of the TOURIST INFORMATION Oberhausen:
At the main station
Mon - Fri 10.00 - 18.00
Sat 10.00 - 13.30
Centro (Mitteldom)
Mon - Sat 10.00 - 20.00
Fri 10.00 - 21.00